At a very special Lollapalooza warm-up gig, Green Day dusted off some unbelievable rarities at the Metro in Chicago.
Fresh from a massive stadium tour around the UK and Europe with Fall Out Boy and Weezer, and ahead of their headline set at Lollapalooza this weekend, Green Day headed to Chicago’s intimate Metro for a very special warm-up gig on July 29.
And Billie Joe Armstrong and co. made the night an unforgettable one for the 1,000-odd lucky attendees, performing fan-picked songs and a whole bunch of deep cuts – some of which were played for the first time in over 20 years. According to reports, the setlist was changed heavily on the night, with the performance ultimately featuring an amazing mix of hits and rarities.
Notable mentions go to Church On Sunday and Warning (played for the first time since 2001!) and stunning American Idiot closer Whatsername (played for the first time since 2005). The likes of Too Dumb To Die, Private Ale, Oh Love and Murder City were all also played for the first time in many years, while other setlist highlights included Scattered, Disappearing Boy, Christie Road, One Of My Lies, Geek Stink Breath, Stuck With Me and J.A.R. (Jason Andrew Relva). Wow, wow, wow!
See the setlist in full below:
1. American Idiot
2. Holiday
3. Revolution Radio
4. Letterbomb
5. Church On Sunday (First time since 2001)
6. Too Dumb To Die (First time since 2017)
7. Scattered
8. Bang Bang
9. Chump
10. Longview
11. Burnout
12. Disappearing Boy
13. Private Ale (First time since 2016)
14. Christie Road
15. One Of My Lies
16. Whatsername (First full band performance since 2005)
17. Oh Love (Partial, aborted during the first verse; first time since 2013)
18. Warning (First time since 2001; fan request)
19. Murder City (First full band performance since 2013)
20. Welcome To Paradise
21. Geek Stink Breath
22. Stuck With Me
23. Basket Case
24. Brain Stew
25. St. Jimmy
26. J.A.R. (Jason Andrew Relva)
27. Minority
28. Waiting
And check out a couple of TikToks from the night:
